Peak Refuel’s freeze-dried meals are fairly new to the market and have been getting rave reviews, so I bought ten of their meals to see if I liked any of them enough to justify their high cost.
Looking for a fuss-free breakfast for camping and backpacking trips? This no-cook meal uses only four ingredients and is super easy to prepare. Just add cold water, stir and enjoy!
The key to meal planning for backpacking is to bring food that is calorie dense and lightweight. Backpacking is hard work, so it’s important to provide your body with enough to sustain you without weighing down your pack.
I tried out several freeze-dried meals from RightOnTrek. Offered in one, two, and four serving sizes, these meals are more affordable than most packaged options.
Not only is dehydrating your own ingredients a great way to save money on backpacking food, it’s also a good method for controlling the quality of the items used in meals.
This is a list of dehydrated or freeze-dried ingredients that can be used for making your own backpacking meals – a great way to control the quality and eliminate the additives and preservatives found in most commercial meals.
Choosing your kitchen gear for backpacking should be based on how you plan to cook and eat meals on trips. This posts includes the gear that I use, as well as info on how to store your food in the backcountry.
What’s not to love about an alfredo pasta dish with spinach and artichokes? Add bacon jerky and mmm… I could eat this all the time!
This backpacking stuffing recipe – with winter squash, mushrooms and sausage – is like having Thanksgiving in the backcountry.
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